20 Ladies ESPN Could Get to Replace Michelle Beadle

It looks like ESPN will be on the search to replace the cute and cuddly Michelle Beadle. Her contract expired on May 31 and Sports by Brooks is reporting that the "SportsNation" star is bouncing from the Worldwide Leader for a gig at NBC.

That brings us to a fun debate. Who should replace Beadle now that she's out the door. Who is the one woman who could fill her shoes? Could it be the lovely Melanie Collins, pictured above?

She has to be sexy, duh. She also has to have a great sense of humor, a wonderful sports IQ and a mind of her own. We would not mind seeing some fresh faces in their too, but it never hurts to see the veterans make a case.

20. Amanda Balionis

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I came across this lovely blonde while watching the coverage of the Masters online,

Amanda Balionis is the host of PGA Tour Today on PGATour.com. She is also one of the freshest new faces of women in sports today. It is very unlikely that she will be the next replacement of Michelle Beadle, but she is not that far from making it to the top.

18. Lindsay Rhodes

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Lindsay Rhodes, formerly known as Lindsay Soto, is already one of NFL Network's most beloved reporters. She is no secret to us at Bleacher Report, either. She has been featured several times in the past two years as one of the hottest female sports reporters alive.

It would be shocking to see a jump from NFL Network to ESPN, but stranger things have happened. She has the fanbase already and would be quite pleasant to look at for one hour each day.

16. Charissa Thompson

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Does Charissa Thompson look familiar to you?

That might be because she has already appeared on SportsNation, filling in for Michelle Beadle. Now that she is already an ESPN employee with experience working on SportsNation, shifting her over to replace Beadle would be easier than hiring some new face.

11. Bonnie Bernstein

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Don't call it a comeback—she has been around for years.

Bonnie Bernstein was once the nation's favorite leading female sports reporter. She worked at ESPN and CBS, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the US Open. She has done occasional work since 2006, mostly on the radio for ESPN.

I am beginning to think bringing Bonnie back to the ESPN front lines would be one of their best ideas yet.

8. Britt McHenry

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If Rachel McAdams had a sports-reporting sister, it would be Britt McHenry. The resemblance is uncanny and the looks are to die for.

Britt would not only make a great addition to the ESPN family, but she would make Colin Cowherd a nervous wreck during every show. He wouldn't know what to do with himself sitting across from such a gorgeous woman.

7. Amanda Pflugrad

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Everyone loves her, so why not ESPN?

If Amanda Pflugrad, former Oregon cheerleader, becomes the next Michelle Beadle of ESPN, millions of people will be happy. She has one of the largest internet fanbases of any woman in sports, thanks to a boat party she attended a few years back when pictures of her surfaced in a bikini.

Since then, she has become one of the most popular women from the state of Oregon. I think it would be sad if ESPN didn't at least consider her.

4. Leann Tweeden

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It only takes one person to replace Michelle Beadle, so when did we stop including the beautiful women from the west coast?

Leeann Tweeden is still around and rocking it in California. Moving her to the east coast would be a great way to introduce her to the SportsNation fans and the rest of the world who has yet to meet her.